Do birds walk on their feet?

Question

Are birds legs actualy legs, or do they walk on thier arms? and their wings are actualy their legs. Makes sence with the rithmic reflex's of the legs for the beating of the wings, etc.

Answer 1

They tip-toe. I, personally, found it to be a rather good quesion.

Answer 2

Well the actual definition for legs is: a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: as a (1) : one of the paired vertebrate limbs that in bipeds extend from the top of the thigh to the foot.
So legs to walk on, and wings would be their form of arms

Answer 3

Birds legs are legs, wings are arms. They walk on what would be our toes. Obviously longer and with webbing between them but those are still toes. Try looking at a chicken leg and compare the bones to your own.

Answer 4

Good thinking, but it's more complicated than that!
Actually they walk on their beaks - the backwards and forwards movement of their so-called legs is actually the snapping movement of the two halves of a highly evolved beak. Their "beak" is actually a bony pair of adapted legs, meaning that "birdsong" is actually very creative bird farting.
All this means that their wings are actually just wings, and are derived from the arms. Except because birds are backwards and their beaks are their legs, the left wing is really the right wing and the right wing is really the left wing.

Answer 5

They don't walk on their arms. The pair of legs on a bird is what they walk on. If you look at a bird, it's easy to say the wings are more like arms and the legs are what they walk on.
look at this site if you're still confused.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/anatomy.html#2

Answer 6

Legs are the ones attached further back. Wings (or arms) are ones further in front.

Answer 7

I've seen a six foot bird walking down the street, it's best to avoid Emus though, they kick.

Answer 8

As stated before, birds actually walk on their toes, not their feet. Take a look at the skeletal structure....

http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/comparing_avian_human.html

count the leg joints with me.... hip, knee, ankle! They walk on their toes.

:)

Answer 9

No. Birds hop if you watch them.
Also, not every creature needs to have arms and legs. Ever hear of fish?

Answer 10

Have you ever looked at a plucked chicken - they look like a torso with arms and legs ?

Take a bit more water with your medication.

Answer 11

yes thats what theyre for. some birds like the ostrich can also run quite fast.